# Benuam Village, Chandiposh, Sundargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Chandiposh, Sundargarh 

# Benuam

Benuam is a village in Chandiposh sub-district of Sundargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **770037**. The 2011 Census counted **249 people in 55 households**, the 31st largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 249people (2011)
- 55households
- 53.7%literacy
- 770037PIN code

## Benuam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Benuam is 770037.** Benuam falls in Chandiposh sub-district, Sundargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code770037
- Gram panchayatTamra
- Community development blockGurundia
- Census village code384679

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Benuam from nearby towns?

- Chandiposh (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Sundargarh (district HQ)165 km by road
- Raurkela (nearest town)45 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Benuam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Benuam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gurundia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banei
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raurkela
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Benuam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Benuam

Of every 100 households in Benuam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Benuam · ■ Chandiposh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Benuam?

■ Benuam · ■ Chandiposh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**941

Working population ****32.9%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 45.5% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 53 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 25 (30%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chandiposh

- Madhupur333 people
- Koilijhar312 people
- Mohura289 people
- Chhidi280 people
- Silpunji191 people
- Padmapur189 people
- Dhenkiam179 people
- Angarapada156 people

[All 42 villages in Chandiposh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/chandiposh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Benuam?770037
- How far is Benuam from Sundargarh?165 km by road
- What is the population of Benuam?249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Benuam in?Sundargarh district (Chandiposh sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Benuam?53.7% (Census 2011)